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Monkeys Play Videogames With Their Mind

Posted by simoniker on from the I-for-one-welcome-our-etc dept.

Thanks to IOL/Reuters for their story discussing research on monkeys who control videogames with their thoughts. According to the piece, "Dr Miguel Nicolelis knew he had nailed it when the monkey stopped using her arm to play the computer game. An implanted device had allowed the monkey to control the game using only her thought." The research, to be printed in Public Library Of Science Biology Journal on Monday, is intended to help humans who "have partial or nearly total permanent paralysis."

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  1. Shades of Firefox. by dbirchall · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's only a matter of time before they're flying jets...

  2. Re:Gah! More tech for "paralyzed people" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    when are you going to propose and make her an honest woman? by the way, how long have the two of you been dating?

  3. Re:Gah! More tech for "paralyzed people" by QuantumG · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    nice try.

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  4. Re:Gah! More tech for "paralyzed people" by saden1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    come on man, this is slashdot....the word "girlfriend" is synonymous with left hand and lotion.

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